Thomas circle traffic light phasing
| Tracking # |
2020-FOIA-04010 |
| Submitted | Feb. 25, 2020 |
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From: Leo Ji
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
design specifications and timing engineering specifications for the traffic lights at the intersections of Thomas Circle NW.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Leo Ji
From: District Department of Transportation
Dear requester,
Please provide the time frames (dates) within which you want to conduct a document search for design specifications and timing engineering specifications for the traffic lights at the intersections of Thomas Circle NW.
Ex. 1-1-2019 to 12-30-2019
Yours,
Karen R. Calmeise
Karen R. Calmeise, Esq., Hearings/FOIA Officer
Office of the General Counsel
District Department of Transportation
55 M Street, S.E. Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20003
karen.calmeise@dc.gov<mailto:karen.calmeise@dc.gov>
202/671-5114 (desk)
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From: Leo Ji
Greetings,
Please conduct the search for between Jan 1, 2015 and Dec 31, 2019.
From: District Department of Transportation
Dear Leo Ji,
This office is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA Request Number is 2020-FOIA-04010 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-532, we have fifteen (15) business-days, subject to the possibility of a ten (10) business-day extension, to respond to the request as of the date of receipt. More specifically, D.C. Official Code § 2-532(c) and (d) state:
(c) A public body, upon request reasonably describing any public record, shall within 15 days (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays) of the receipt of any such request either make the requested public record accessible or notify the person making such request of its determination not to make the requested public record or any part thereof accessible and the reasons therefor
(d) In unusual circumstances, the time limit prescribed in subsection (c) of this section may be extended by written notice to the person making such request setting forth the reasons for extension and expected date for determination. Such extension shall not exceed 10 days (except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays). For purposes of this subsection, and only to the extent necessary for processing of the particular request, "unusual circumstances" are limited to: (1) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records which are demanded in a single request; or (2) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body having a substantial interest in the determination of the request or among 2 or more components of a public body having substantial subject-matter interest therein.
If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialist at (202) 123-1234. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number available when you contact our office.
Regards, Karen Calmeise Karen R. Calmeise, Esq., Hearings/FOIA Officer
Office of the General Counsel
District Department of Transportation
55 M Street, S.E. Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20003
karen.calmeise@dc.gov<mailto:karen.calmeise@dc.gov
202/671-5114 (desk)
From: District Department of Transportation
Mr. Ji,
Please provide the additional information needed to process your FOIA request.
Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
design specifications and timing engineering specifications for the traffic lights at the intersections of Thomas Circle NW.
Search Time Frame: 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2019
The following request for clarification was received by this office - an more specific date frame and exact location at Thomas Circle. Please note the comments below.
Can you please ask the requester for the specific area in Thomas Circle he is requesting about ; also if there a specific date in his request ( between 1/1/2015 to 12/31/2019)
Please note, your request covers a 4 year span. The records may have changed over time. The dates must be more specific in order to conduct a relevant search.
Also,
Thomas Circle NW is currently controlled by four traffic signalized intersections
- ACISA 1027 14TH ST AND THOMAS CIRCLE
- ACISA 1365 THOMAS CIRCLE WEST SIDE
- ACISA 1366 THOMAS CIRCLE NORTH SIDE
- ACISA 1367 THOMAS CIRCLE EAST SIDE
What location at Thomas Circle do you wish us to search for the design and timing specifications?
I can be contacted as listed below. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Karen R. Calmeise
Karen R. Calmeise, Esq., Hearings/FOIA Officer
Office of the General Counsel
District Department of Transportation
55 M Street, S.E. Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20003
karen.calmeise@dc.gov<mailto:karen.calmeise@dc.gov>
202/671-5114 (desk)
202/ 531-7531 (cell)
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From: Leo Ji
Hi Karen,
Thanks for reaching out to clarify.
I'd like the most recent timing specifications and the most recent traffic study for all four signalized intersections.
Thank you.
Best,
Leo
From: District Department of Transportation
Good afternoon Mr. Ji;
Attached please find DDOT's response to your above referenced FOIA request. Please note, due to the large data size of the files, I am forwarding the responsive DDOT documents to you in two (2) emails.
The sequence is listed in the subject line.
Regards,
Karen R. Calmeise
Karen R. Calmeise, Esq., Hearings/FOIA Officer
Office of the General Counsel
District Department of Transportation
55 M Street, S.E. Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20003
karen.calmeise@dc.gov<mailto:karen.calmeise@dc.gov>
202/671-5114 (desk)
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From: District Department of Transportation
Mr. Ji.
Attached please find Part 2 of DDOT's response to your FOIA request.
Regards,
Karen R. Calmeise
Karen R. Calmeise, Esq., Hearings/FOIA Officer
Office of the General Counsel
District Department of Transportation
55 M Street, S.E. Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20003
karen.calmeise@dc.gov<mailto:karen.calmeise@dc.gov>
202/671-5114 (desk)
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